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Health Risks of Corn Oil

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Jeffrey Traister

Corn oil is extracted from corn germ, bottled for consumer use in cooking and used commercially in margarine and fried snack foods, according to Soyatech. Corn oil has a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids with stability against oxidation.

Jeffrey Traister is a writer and filmmaker. For more than 25 years, he has covered nutrition and medicine for health-care companies and publishers, also producing digital video for websites, DVDs and commercials. Trained in digital filmmaking at The New School, Traister also holds a Master of Science in human nutrition and medicine from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.